Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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